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One doesn't need a 200 MHz scope --

we're not aligning the transmitter, only the receiver! :-)

Heck, the old "TV men" could align NTSC (analog) color TVs with a 5 MHz scope. The color subcarrier signal frequency was 3.579545 MHz.

One does need, at least, a calibrated sweep generator and a marker signal to align the FM, a good, accurate VTVM -- and a frequency counter's nice to have, too, but folks aligned (mono) FM receivers in the 1950s, with 1950s "repair person" grade electronics, to good effect.

caveats:

1) I don't mean to imply that it's easy, especially for a nonspecialist. I "know" how to do it, but I do leave it to the pros.

2) MPX stereo is yet more sophisticated.

all the best,
mrh



Edits: 11/08/16 11/08/16

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